2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bears, led by fifth year head coach Paul Lusk , played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Drake in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Evansville .
Previous season
The Bears finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Southern Illinois.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jarred Dixon PG
Lee's Summit, MO
Lee's Summit West High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Aug 2, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Obediah Church SF
Springfield, IL
Springfield High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sep 15, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Kreklow SG
Columbia, MO
Rock Bridge High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Oct 15, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2015–16 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
1
Robin Thompson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
MICDS
St. Louis, MO
G
2
Austin Ruder
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Nixa
Nixa, MO
F
3
Loomis Gerring
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Grandview Vincennes
Grandview, MO
G
4
Dequon Miller
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Capital Motlow State CC
Charleston, WV
F
5
Onediah Church
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Springfield
Springfield, IL
G
11
Jarred Dixon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Lee's Summit West
Kansas City, MO
G
20
Ryan Kreklow
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Rock Bridge
Columbia, MO
G
23
Dorrian Williams
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Douglass HS
Oklahoma City, OK
G
24
Shawn Roundtree
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Edwardsville HS
Edwardsville, IL
F
25
Jordan Martin
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Central John A. Logan College
St. Louis, MO
F
30
Camyn Boone
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Mountain View HS Mesa CC
Seattle, WA
G/F
33
Chris Kendrix
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Willard HS
Willard, MO
C
50
Tyler McCullough
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
246 lb (112 kg)
Jr
Fayetteville HS
Fayetteville, AR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 2]
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015 *2:05 pm
William Jewell
W 88–62
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
Non-Conference Regular season
11/13/2015 *7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts
L 65–80
0–1
Mabee Center (3,243)Tulsa, OK
11/19/2015 *1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 22 Butler Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
L 59–93
0–2
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,601)San Juan, PR
11/20/2015 *9:30 am, ESPNU
vs. Minnesota Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation 2nd round
L 69–74
0–3
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (1,814)San Juan, PR
11/22/2015 *11:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Mississippi State Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game
L 70–84
0–4
Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan, PR
11/27/2015 *2:05 pm, ESPN3
Williams Woods
W 77–56
1–4
JQH Arena (2,937)Springfield, MO
12/01/2015 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
Utah State MW–MWC Challenge
L 68–69
1–5
JQH Arena (3,694)Springfield, MO
12/05/2015 *2:30 pm, FSSW
at Oklahoma State
W 64–63
2–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,651)Stillwater, OK
12/10/2015 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI
W 88–74
3–5
JQH Arena (4,113)Springfield, MO
12/13/2015 *2:05 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa
L 61–70
3–6
JQH Arena (4,052)Springfield, MO
12/16/2015 *7:05 pm
Oral Roberts
W 85–66
4–6
JQH Arena (4,079)Springfield, MO
12/19/2015 *1:35 pm
at Valparaiso
L 45–74
4–7
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,458)Valparaiso, IN
12/22/2015 *7:05 pm
Southeast Missouri State
L 74–78
4–8
JQH Arena (4,189)Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State
L 61–74
4–9 (0–1)
Redbird Arena (5,680)Normal, IL
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville
L 59–76
4–10 (0–2)
JQH Arena (4,023)Springfield, MO
01/06/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa
W 59–58
5–10 (1–2)
JQH Arena (4,297)Springfield, MO
01/09/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago
W 56–54
6–10 (2–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,128)Chicago, IL
01/13/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State
L 62–78
6–11 (2–3)
JQH Arena (7,684)Springfield, MO
01/16/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley
W 61–42
7–11 (3–3)
Carver Arena (6,076)Peoria, IL
01/20/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Drake
W 79–70
8–11 (4–3)
Knapp Center (2,561)Des Moines, IA
01/24/2016 3:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois
L 65–80
8–12 (4–4)
JQH Arena (4,835)Springfield, MO
01/27/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
L 59–68
8–13 (4–5)
Hulman Center (3,501)Terre Haute, IN
01/30/2016 3:05 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State
W 84–81 OT
9–13 (5–5)
JQH Arena (3,546)Springfield, MO
02/02/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3
Bradley
W 77–71
10–13 (6–5)
JQH Arena (3,723)Springfield, MO
02/06/2016 11:00 am, ESPN3
at Evansville
L 64–83
10–14 (6–6)
Ford Center Evansville, IN
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 69–83
10–15 (6–7)
McLeod Center (5,755)Cedar Falls, IA
02/13/2016 3:05 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State
W 89–85 OT
11–15 (7–7)
JQH Arena (4,400)Springfield, MO
02/18/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wichita State
L 68–99
11–16 (7–8)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
02/21/2016 3:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago
L 62–75
11–17 (7–9)
JQH Arena (3,385)Springfield, MO
02/24/2016 7:05 pm, ESPN3
Drake
W 61–52
12–17 (8–9)
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
L 68–78
12–18 (8–10)
SIU Arena (6,012)Carbondale, IL
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Drake First round
W 69–67
13–18
Scottrade Center (6,929)St. Louis, MO
03/04/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville Quarterfinals
L 56–66
13–19
Scottrade Center (8,468)St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues People Seasons NAIA national championships in bold